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Would you trade in for a manual M40i...?
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- Lifer
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Would you trade in for a manual M40i...?
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M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
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E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
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john-e89, I see you like younger women.
Abstinence is fine, in moderation.
San Francisco red G29 30i. BMW S1000r Sport.
San Francisco red G29 30i. BMW S1000r Sport.
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Yes, only 2 in 2 yearsbaljemmett wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:50 am It would be interesting to know what the sales numbers are like for the G29s that are already available with manual transmissions - in some markets, such as Germany, it's listed in the configurator as an option on the sDrive20i (maybe only the Sport trim?). We already know from press reports that they managed to sell a grand total of two manual cars into the Australian market, and as a result no longer offer it there...
https://www.bmwblog.com/2021/07/19/bmw- ... n-2-years/
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I wouldn't trade for one, but had I had the option of getting a manual or an auto, I'd have taken the manual without any thought. But as others have said, it depends a lot on how and when you drive your Z4. Mine is a fun car, used when I don't have to drive in traffic or on (ugh) boring expressways". Give me the back roads with lots of hills and twist, please!
We have something else for knocking around town, running errands, etc. Both my wife and I are retired so our needs and wants are different than anyone who is still facing the daily grind. Driving to me has rarely been about the destination, it's about the journey.
Doug
We have something else for knocking around town, running errands, etc. Both my wife and I are retired so our needs and wants are different than anyone who is still facing the daily grind. Driving to me has rarely been about the destination, it's about the journey.
Doug
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Need more curves in west Tennessee!
Misano Blue, Premium, Leather
Need more curves in west Tennessee!
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Wouldn’t trade anything in now for a manual,
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You’re not alone!
I’m sure the marketing people have made the appropriate recommendations to BMW.
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
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If it does get a manual then it's very very tempting, but at probably £60k it's too close to a boxy GTS 4.0. Having said that for the same spec you're looking at £85k for the porker.
If it makes enough difference i'd have to seriously consider another.
But not in purple......
If it makes enough difference i'd have to seriously consider another.
But not in purple......
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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That was one of my main points coming away from the GTS 4.0, there’s NO way it’s worth another £30k than the M40i (price diff with my spec)john-e89 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:20 pm If it does get a manual then it's very very tempting, but at probably £60k it's too close to a boxy GTS 4.0. Having said that for the same spec you're looking at £85k for the porker.
If it makes enough difference i'd have to seriously consider another.
But not in purple......
I’ll definitely drive the manual but it’ll have to be excellent for me to change.
I’ll send you daily pictures of my purple one
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
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Well adding carbon brakes makes my spec £91k too Andy.Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:28 pmThat was one of my main points coming away from the GTS 4.0, there’s NO way it’s worth another £30k than the M40i (price diff with my spec)john-e89 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:20 pm If it does get a manual then it's very very tempting, but at probably £60k it's too close to a boxy GTS 4.0. Having said that for the same spec you're looking at £85k for the porker.
If it makes enough difference i'd have to seriously consider another.
But not in purple......
I’ll definitely drive the manual but it’ll have to be excellent for me to change.
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I’ll send you daily pictures of my purple one
Not so sure on wether it's worth the difference or not mate....those 4.0 GTS cars are pretty much perfect.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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Z4 my first auto and I wouldn't go back to manual. That's my feeling anyway........
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I wonder what impact only six gears will have on performance ?
Slower gear changes an and taller ratios must have some effect?
Slower gear changes an and taller ratios must have some effect?
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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- Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm
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You after Verstappens job then Ronk....?
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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Would you trade in for a manual M40i...?
I couldn’t even get into his car !
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.